Bernick and Schott on Politics – 200th Episode Extravaganza

To help us celebrate the 200th episode of this little weekly video rundown of Utah's political scene, we're joined by Gov. Gary Herbert!

Herbert discusses working with the feds to approve his "Healthy Utah" alternative to Medicaid expansion. He says they still have about 10 more issues to work out, and he's optimistic that they'll be able to come to an agreement that he can take to the Legislature later this year.

Herbert also predicts what he thinks will happen with the fight over Amendment 3 now that it's headed to the Supreme Court, and whether President Obama will create a new national monument in Utah.

There's also silly hats, gifts and a cake!

We started this little video podcast about Utah politics way back on October 22, 2010. When we began, it was called the "Utah Policy Week in Review."

Just for giggles, here's our very first weekly episode: